The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-07
Farm and Stock Notes.

IL has been claimed that 40 per cent. OF
corn fodder is wasted by feeding it whole
as comp AIRED with cutting it.
In September So 900 pounds Of sugar We're
made at Fort Scott, Kan, from sorghum
that yielded 1875 pounds per ton
! Scientific tests in Hungary show that
corn will produce the largest yiold of milk
while sorghum produces milk OF ths richest
quality.
Feeding stock only what il will eat
readily and digest thoroughly will result
IN an important saving in forage during
the winter.
Before going into trait culture find out
what varieties your land is best adapted to
produce and give those varieties the prefer
ence. Situation AS well as soil adaptation
| should be considered.
| Yearling trees are, of course, small but
| desirable in certain cases; they will usually
| be from one to two feet in length without
branches; and 1000 of them packed for
shipment Will weigh about 400 pounds
| The old-fashioned plan of hanging the
seed corn TO the joistS of the kitchen by the
husks which had been stripped back and
| plated together for the purpose always Sc
cured 'seed that would grow" because it
was thoroughly dried.
More sheep means more grain to the acre,
| better pastures and q larger pocketbook.
Wool must be had and the demand for good
mutton is on the increase. As rule there
is nothing on the farm which pays better
than good flock of sheep.
The cheapest mode Of keeping rats out of
barn is to use half-inch wire netting,
| placing il from two to three feet deep in the
| ground all around the edges OF the barn or
stable, digging a narrow trench for the pur-
pose, and then refilling i'll the dirt
Moss is the best of all materials for pack
ing trees and plants, as it retains moisture
| for a long time and never heats. Outside
of the moss, however, which is put next the
roots, considerable straw is used, rye being
the best for the purpose. The straw pre-
vents bruising.
| Foul odors drinking filthy water and
sleeping in slippery stalls, where the liquid
manure adheres to the skin and udder, cause
disease in COWS, which is communicated to
those who use the milk Diphtheria. ty-
| phoid ard scarlet fevers, and other diseases
may be traced TO impure milk.
Pop corn does not contain as much fat or
! oily matter a. yellow corn, and for that
reason the grains are considered the best for
/ feeding 10 poultry, but pop corn Is probably
worth more in the market than its value as
poultry food. and viii not be extensively
used in place Of the yellow field corn.
The best way To get rid of lice in the hen
house is to thoroughly satrrate every por
ton with strong boiling soapsuds, first add
ing pint of Kerosene to every bucket of
the suds. 1t should be forced into every
crack and crevice, and also on the under
side of the roof, as well as on the walls.
Some farmers attribute the disease known
as weak lOins in hogs to lying in hot horse
manure. 1t is rheumatic trouble which
may be cured by active and continued rub
bling. II may be cured by exercise and
| fresh air; but it is better Still to give the
fresh air and exercise. and thus prevent the
appearance of the disease.
The solids of the milk are what call for or
use up the food of the animal 1t makes
little difference with the food consumed
whether a cow puts pound of butter or
two pounds of cheese into pailful of milk
| or diffuSeS it through two. The difference
between th two kinds of milk is water
and this costs nothing and carries like
| value.
The american Garden says it is about
time that we should stop speaking and
writing about roots seeking" their food,
Just as if they possessed intelligence. The
multiplicity Of roots in fertile spots is due
solely to the extra stimulus thereat to freer
growth than at more sterile points. Where
| there Is more food of course there is more
growth, other things being equal.
The latest plan with ensilage is to cut the
entire corn crop--stalks, ears and all--into
the silo The kernels of the corn will be
wholly digested by the cattle, as 1t does not
dry out nor lose It's milky character, which
gives it succulence for rapid digestion. A
farmer who has made this point one of spe-
cial investigation so reports and affirms that
there Is not visible trace of corn in the
weddings.
Poultry manure is ali excellent fertilizer
| for strawberry plants The proper mode of
/ oYoYNIviucr IL RI Sr0reod If tbickixy ONa,,
| plant in the row after the leaves have
dried In the spring the new leaves will
push above the manure. and the rains will
carry thesoluble portions down to the roots.
! On light sandy soils the manure should not
be applied before the middle of January,
but on heavy soils it may be spread late in
the fall